"Her imaginative collages and assemblages have drawn on, not just borrowed — and sometimes edited — quotations by everyone from Milton to Kerouac and Gershwin, and also her recycling of such unexpected raw material as silverware, pressed flowers, seashells and discarded brooms." - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo!)
Particularly known for playing villainesses, Murguía enjoyed a nearly 70-year career that spanned over 100 roles on film, television and the stage. She won three Ariel awards (Mexico's Oscars) and garnered three further nominations for supporting actress and was nominated five times for best leading actress. - The Guardian
A Lexington, Kentucky, native, McCann was a vocalist and self-taught pianist whose career dated back to the 1950s, when he won a singing contest while serving in the U.S. Navy and appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show." - AP
After his diagnosis, and during the pandemic, Andraes Staier continued sketching. “I didn’t start like, ‘I want to compose, and it will be done at some point,’” he said. “It was more of a way to question myself about how I understand music.” - The New York Times
He and his brother Gregory formed a highly successful tap duo (and played a similar duo in Coppola's film The Cotton Club) before starting separate careers in the '70s. Among Maurice's many achievements were two productions, in 1986 and 2006, which he conceived, choreographed, directed and starred in. - The Hollywood Reporter
"Nussbaum’s films included Men in Black and Field of Dreams, but his primary business was being a Chicago stage actor. His credits were legion and spanned decades" — and his repertory spanned centuries, from Shakespeare to Mamet, who wrote for Nussbaum a new 15-minute two-hander just 18 months ago. - Chicago Tribune (MSN)
There’s a gap between the backlash Chappelle generates online and his live shows with legions of fans. Amid this comedy culture war, he’s doubling down and cashing in. - The Wall Street Journal
In addition to Sarafina!, which became a worldwide hit, Ngema is remembered internationally for the 1981 satire Woza Albert, which won over 20 awards in various countries. - AP
Fay Weldon, Russell Banks, Charles Simic, Kenzaburo Oe, Dubravka Ugresic, D.M. Thomas, Martin Amis, Cormac McCarthy, Robert Gottlieb, Milan Kundera, Edith Grossman, Louise Glück, A.S. Byatt, … - Literary Hub
Such is occasionally the cost of doing business when you work in the same tight-knit industry as your identical twin. Turns out, Jean said, mix-ups are “really good for networking.” - The New York Times
"Across the past four decades, (his works) alluded to the condition of Black Americans without outright stating what they were trying to communicate. (His) sculptures, installations, performances, and conceptual artworks … were often provocative and sad — and, more often than not, funny, too, in ways that could be shocking." - ARTnews
Among the honorees are the founder-director of what's now the National Museum of Mexican Art, the Chicago Symphony's composer-in-residence, the 24-year-old jazz pianist who thrilled Herbie Hancock, and the stage managers of the Joffrey Ballet. - Chicago Tribune (MSN)
When “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” debuted on CBS in the fall of 1967 it was an immediate hit, to the surprise of many who had assumed the network’s expectations were so low it positioned their show opposite the top-rated “Bonanza.” - AP
"Left without the use of his arms and legs, the award-winning writer of The Buddha of Suburbia and My Beautiful Laundrette has charted his experience in brutally-honest blog posts. He credits his sense of purpose to his relationship with his responsive readers." - BBC
When she started there in 1977, it was in a little bungalow in Santa Monica with the oldest radio transmitter west of the Mississippi. When she left in 2010 after 30 years as GM, "KCRW had become a cultural and intellectual trendsetter ... for public radio listeners across America." - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo!)
